Celebration and devotion in India

The Kheer Bhawani temple was originally in Srinagar and was re-built in Jammu by exiled Kashmiri Hindus.

Devotees offer milk and "Kheer" pudding to to the Goddess Rajnya Devi, popularly known as Kheer Bhawani, to whom the temple is dedicated. They believe the pudding turns black to warn of impending disaster.

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Goats are tied for up sacrifice at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, June 19, 2013.

Hundreds of Tantric Sadhus, or holy men from an esoteric form of Hinduism, gather to perform rituals at the temple during the annual Ambubasi festival that will begin on June 22.

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An Indian Hindu devotee offers prayers at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad, India, June 18, 2013.

Hindus across the country are celebrating Ganga Dussehra, devoted to the worship of the River Ganges.

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A Kashmiri Hindu man helps his child ring the bell at the Kheer Bhawani temple during an annual Hindu festival in Jammu, India, June 17, 2013.

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A Hindu holy man dressed like the Goddess Kali stands at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, June 19, 2013.

Hundreds of tantric Sadhus, or holy men from an esoteric form of Hinduism, gather to perform rituals at the temple during the annual Ambubasi festival that begins June 22.

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A Hindu holy man prays at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, June 19, 2013.

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Hindu devotees take holy dips at Sangam in Allahabad, India, June 18, 2013.

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An Indian man sells lotus flowers to devotees standing behind a fence at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, June 19, 2013.

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An Indian Hindu priest rotates a traditional lamp in circular movements as he performs morning prayers at Sangam in Allahabad, India, June 18, 2013.

A Hindu devotee bathes her child at Sangam in Allahabad, India, June 18, 2013. Hindus across the country are celebrating Ganga Dussehra, devoted to the worship of the River Ganges.

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An Indian woman rings bells at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, June 19, 2013.

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Hindu holy men rest at the Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, June 19, 2013.

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Hindu devotees rotate traditional lamps in circular movements as they perform morning prayers at Sangam in Allahabad, India, June 18, 2013. Hindus across the country are celebrating Ganga Dussehra, devoted to the worship of the River Ganges.